Adjustable hat



July 6, 1926.

M. M; ggxd v ADJUSTABLEQ T' Filed July 1921 13 avwemto'c The invention has for an obj ect to @1 V V vide a' hat which will fitseourely 'on' the-head f ofthe'wearer, and'tvhich will'be adjustable 'ylO toLthe end that the same hat may be made to" fit equally well over any desired:range of 7 sizes."

Another pliedto womenshatsfis to combine the-tea tures above mentioned with other-features renderinggfithe hat particularly advantageous forjoutmg' or sport purposes, and yet to I unsightly 0r ofinappropriateshape, by theaforesaid features; e w .7 1 -Further' objects and advantages ofijtheini entionlwill be" in part obviousand in part- "specifically pointed out in the description hereinafter con'talined which takenjin eonelection With theacc'ompanyingidrawings,

discloses a preferred embodiment of the in-f I h ito hold 113,111 ad usted," pos ti o'n. ,Thejhat,

vention; such embodiment, however; is to looking in the direction of thea'rrows. Referring tothe. drawings; 1- have dis-vclosed a hat having a headl'size bandlsl whicln however; is Fnot in the 'form of an; endless bandias is usual but is formed ,with "tw o ends 2 and 3,.whiehare nr ov a'lole' e'lative-v to each other so that the efl'eotiveperiphery;

v be "considered merely as illustrative yof -its principle. Inthe drawings: f 1 Fig. 1 Isa ZE'IOIliZ VlBW of anwomanesxhat embodying the features-hf the inYention; the brim, or vizor, of the same being tad-f 3 isa;bottom'vlew"ofthe hat; '7

' Fig-r4 is a section on line; t .4 of'F 3 looking inr the direction of thearrows;

' of'the band may beza djusted by holding said ends inpo'sition 'atvaryin'g distances front N y, ,n e1'elypulls thest rlpsitiand 5Zunt1 l 'theffcle V a each other, whereby the hat may be. adjusted -to difierent sizes or fitted securely upon the head of-the wearer. 1.

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object of thejinvention as: ap

a bly fastenecltogethef, as; by socjket' fastening 6'; I;

In order to hold the ends Qand- 3,;o f the a headfsiz'eband ly in any desiredpositionrelae tive to each other. I employ securingr 'members f and 5-x'vhioh areattaohedrespectively;

I to the ends. 2 and 3. of-the band 1- and thus ."by-i fixing these members .=--inhpos it i li,, When 1 the ends 2 and 3 are spacedfroin eachothen' ments.

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band are-located at-the'rear o frithe hat and missi .1111011), or se k,

thejdes'ired"distance,- the:sizeofthe hat Will v rema'in'as desired: :11 preferto makeithejsd I eur'ing memb rs sea 5 in i the formfiof strips; ajvh'ich eross 5 each; other adj agent ;,the s e endsfi andlB of-th'e"headsize'handis'andelexk. s

J tend around the extrior:zoff the latter; to

form a side hand for the hatias well as to *hearagain'st the head'isiz erzbandk and assist in holding the hatiin proper [positioni- I As shown; the ends 52: andze 3 of: the "head size l thefiseeuringastrips.4 eand 5extend' aroundi thebppoSite side's-'iofi the samesuntil their ends; meet. at the 'front'i Where they; are suit:

' ,Thusthe hat may he p laeed uitionithehead 4L and '5' tree and, such. strips then he egfehe wearer-With:theends of ithellstrips 4 I'p'ulled until ethei-desited{tightness of} zobta-iiiledg after whiehgthe ends 01'- the strips are Et'astenedtogether' atthe frontofrthe" hat 7 therefore; may. be adjusted w yery tightj I fit,forexample, as would bedes'irejd for; au-- j t'oinqflolle or; sportlng wear while the hat is to he I Worn for 4 ordinary purposes the: lit

may he made lessetightf -Furthern ore the adjustability i.andsize of the hat maybe equally well over, any desire d range insi z es.

not- 1 cause suflioient- -pressure to rei ide'lr'i the hatiuico nfortahly tig as might be thease if ang'la stic hand, ziorf t e like, i ere relied 1pm to, ri ea m t a ig t f t Elie el s portion 7; also ,en'ables thelsingleffas' tier 6' ion to ;b e, used since inlfittin ethelhatjthe wearer sired (fit is. lobtained, anfdl then ffastens l togetherlthe ends of the j .by 'the iffaste'her V :6, the-elastic portion/Z allowingenoug' e1-:-f

Pe sio ;-sisq ttesiqn t6 bv ate he n sltyof s eeur g togethei' ;d1ife're -1 t a p e n heforown 8 oftheflhatl isfscured o'ithe e f 9 d' of material sufficiently flexible .to permit any adjustment in size, as abovedescribed. I prefer to leave the lower edge 9, for instance, Fig. 4, of the crown free'oi the head size band so that the ends 2 and :3 may be readily shifted and without unduly "distorting the shape of thehat. illhei periphery of the'lower edge of the crown 8 I also prefer "to make :at -least equal to the maximum adjustment ofithe chead size'band and thus the material otthe crown will not be unduly strained fiin making the adjustments land the effect of adjusting the ;hat to the 'the smallei' sizes willmerely be to create a 'slighttpucker at'the'rear of the crown. .1

As'showmpartioularly inEFig-A, the crossing of the "strips 4 and =5 may be 'etfected in'eatly by providing a slit 10 iii-the strip 4 and'tapering the strip 3 to enablethe same to be inserted throughsuch slit and :passed around' the'side of theband 1. As previously described it will be understood that the strips 4 ande may beintegralwith the-band .i

1, if desired, or in the form of separate piecesattached'thereto.

The brim il may be secured to the band '1 'in any ;-suitable manner and in order that the brim shall not interfere withrthe sizead- :j ustability otthe h'at, it preferably does not extend completely around the samezbut is provided with independent ends 12 and 13 respectively securedto the ends2 and 3'ot the head size 'band or t'h'e adjacent portions of the strips 4 'and 5, and thus the 'ends 12 and 13 of the Y brim "tollow'the movements ofthe ends "2 and 5 and meet, or overlap to some extent, inall adjustments of the hat with the resultthat the appearance of the rear "of the "brim is uniform for all I conditions.

' V Thestructureotthe'hat, "whereby-it may be firmly "-fitted, is particularly 'use ful for outing or sporting wear, butpreferably, the

hat as a-w'hole is so constructed that it, never- .theless, will be suitable for ordina-ry wear.

Alvizor-li-ke portion 14iproVided at the front ofthebrim 11 maybe turned do'wn,:as infdicatedinjFig; 1, to shadethe eyes of-the fwearer. Whenthe hat is adjusted in this manner it is appropriate *for outing pur- 'jposes but does not'havethegi'c'orm o'f-a dressihat. However, :the "vizor 14 may be turned upwardly, -as .indicatedin Fig.2, to cover at least, fi'par'tiall'y, the strips "4 and -5, -thus to "transform the 'hat from '--one-'above menchang'ing the-appearance of the hat I to that of a dressy coronetmodel. The features of 'the 'hat which are-specially .use'ful'in connec-' "tiODY'With outing 'wear, theretore, do not'rren- "deI-"th'e same unsuitable for ordinary purposes sinceithe adjustment'of the-*vizor 14, as I above described, istall that is necessary tionedtype to the other, making the hat useful fofboth occasions. r

"While a sp'e'cific embodiment ofthe i-nvem tion has been describedit isobvious that many changes may be made therein without departing from its principle as defined in the following claims.

1. An adjustable hat comprising a single piece head size band having ends, a crown attached to ,said band, the ends of said band being movable toward and away from each V other to adjust theefiectiveperiphery of the band, securing members respectively at-' tached to the ends ofsaidbandand adapted to be detachably 'fastened' to hold the ends ofthe band in jpositioniat difierent distances from each other, said securing 'members comprising stripscrossing each other adjacent the-ends of thehead size band and'eX- tending-around the exterior of ,the'latter to form a side band :forithe hat. 7

2. An'ad ustable hat COH'lPl'lSlllg a-single piece head size band Ehavn' g tends, :crown attached to said band, the end'sof said iband being movable toward and away from each other to adjust the periphery of the :band,

securing members respectively attached to' the ends of said band and crossing each other adjacent the ends of :said band and extending around theexteri-or otthe latter V V to form a side band for the hat, the free ends of said securing members being detach- .ably fastened together.

3. An adjustable hat comprising-a single piece head :size band having ends, acrown attached to said bandgtheiends 01 said band being movable :toward and away i'rom each otherto adjust tlieeeiiective-,periphery of the band,- securingi members respectively attached tothe-ends 0t said bandq-and adapted to be detachably fastened to hold the ends I ot the band i in position-- at diiierent distances fromeach other, one or both of said-securing members having an elastic portion therein.

4. Anadjustable hat, comprising a single piece headjsize band,xa crown attached to said band, *said band I havin 'g'ends relatively movable to adjust'the QEGCUVG periphery of the band, and means iattaehed to one of said, ends adjustable to hold the same i in position at-varying distances from-the remaining endy of-"thelband, said means comprising astrip secured to saidl adjustableend of the band and overlying the exterior of the head sizev band to 'form' a: side band for the hat.

5(An adjustable hat-zcomprising a head 6. An adjustable. hat comprising a single from each other, said securing members;

piece'head size band haying ends, a crown attached to said band, the ends of said band being movable toward andaivay from each otherto ad ust the efiective periphery of theband, securing members'respect vely at tached to the ends of said bandand adapted to be detaohably fastened to hold the ends of the band in position atdiiierentdistances comprising strips-crossing each other adja cent the ends of the head size bandand e'X-j tending around the exterior of the latter to v v 8. An adjustable hat; comprising a single form a side band for the hat, and a brim for the hat secured to the 'head size band and having independent ends respectively secured to the'ends of the head size band. i

from e'ach -other-, said securing lmembers 'comprising'strips crossing each other adjacent theends of the head size band and ex tending around the exterior ofthe latter to form a side band for the hat, and a'brim for the hat secured to the head size band and having independent ends're'spectively see cured to the ends of the head size bandythe ends of the head'size band being disposed at the rear of the hat; and said brim having a vizor-like portion at the front adapted to be turned p to at least partially cover the side'band., V

pieceheadsize band, a crownattached thereto. said band having ends relatively movable toadjust the efi'eotiveperipheryof the band, and means attached toone of said ends adjustable toholdthe same in position at varying distances from the remaining end band and having independent ends respectively secured to the ends ofthe head size band.

45 i fofthe band," the crown being free'of-the head size band adjacent its movable end, and a brim forthe hat secured to the'head size- :9. An adjustable hat comprising a'single piece head size band'shaving ends movable toward and away from each otherto adjust the efiective peripheryof the band a crown attached to said band a securing member attachedto each of the endsof said band and friotionally engaging the exterior of the band in various positions to hold .the hat in adjusted position.

10. An adjustable hatcomprising a single piece head size bandfa crown attachedithereto, the ends of said bandbeing'mov'able to- Wardandiawayffrom' each other to adjust a the effective periphery of the band,"securing members respectively attached to the ends of-said band extending around the exterior of thelatter'in opposite directions to frictionallyengagesaid band and to form a side I 7O tached to each securing memberand adapted toifastento hold saidsecuring members in said frictional engagement ithereby to rebandifor the hat and an elastic member attain the hat in adjusted position.

' In testimony thatlfi claim the foregoing,' I have hereunto set. myfha nd thisBO day of r r MA DEIM LL YD;

June 1921. 

